Data Governance Analyst (Data Steward)

We're hiring a Data Steward to help operate and scale our enterprise data governance framework. You'll make sure critical data assets are clearly defined, properly owned, cataloged, classified and monitored for quality — partnering with data owners, business stakeholders, architects, engineers and analytics teams to build trust in data across the organisation.

What you'll do

• Define, document and maintain data ownership , stewardship responsibilities, business terms and usage rules across your assigned domains

• Maintain and enrich the enterprise data catalog and business glossary — keeping metadata , classifications, data lineage and ownership accurate

• Work with data owners, analysts and engineers to set data quality expectations, business rules and validation criteria

• Monitor data quality issues, coordinate root-cause analysis, track remediation and escalate recurring or high-impact issues through governance forums

• Review new and changed data assets against governance standards — naming conventions, definitions, sensitivity classification, access rules, lifecycle

• Facilitate workshops with business and technical stakeholders to align on definitions, ownership and quality thresholds

• Build the guidance, templates and training that drive stewardship adoption across domain teams

• Partner with the Data Governance & Business Analyst Manager and Data Architect to embed stewardship into strategic data initiatives

What you'll bring

• 3+ years in data stewardship , data governance , data management , data quality , business analysis or analytics

• Strong grasp of governance concepts — ownership, metadata management , data lineage , data classification , business glossary management

• A track record of documenting business terms, data definitions, data flows and governance procedures in a structured, reusable way

• Hands-on with a data cataloging or governance platform — Unity Catalog (preferred) or Microsoft Purview

• Working ability in SQL , Power BI , Excel and Microsoft 365 to inspect data and validate definitions

• Excellent communication and facilitation in English, with technical and non-technical audiences alike

• Ownership, autonomy and comfort managing multiple stewardship activities across a distributed, global team

• Nice to have: Experience on an enterprise-wide data governance implementation or inside a formal stewardship mode